Chapter Four-The Motley Crew
The next morning Fox had woken up to the sound of footsteps and the scraping of gravel.
"What is it Fox" said Vixen who was still half asleep.
"Wait here" Fox replied slightly concerned.
Fox poked his head out of his earth and to find a small group of four fox's. Their leader appeared to be an entirely red fox, no white or black trimmings in sight. He was accompanied by an albino white fox, a blue fox, and a black fox that had grey circles around his eyes and nose.
"Any one home" shouted the entirely red fox.
Fox emerged from his earth.
"And you are" asked Fox.
"Gather your fox pals, we need to talk" said the entirely red fox who sounded neither hostile nor friendly.
Plucky was the first that Fox woke up. When Fox explained what was happening Plucky knew.
"Il kill that Scavenger and his fox scum of a pack" Plucky growled.
Fox looked confused and could make little sense of what Plucky was saying. When Plucky arrived outside Fox and Vixen's earth he thought it couldn't be Scavenger and his pack because these Foxes looked far from being deprived of anything, they were much stronger and larger.
Soon enough Fox and Vixen had gathered every animal in Farthing land. Fox, Vixen, Friendly, Ranger, Charmer, Whisper, Hurkel, Shadow, Adder, Hare, Dash and Plucky stood in frond while the rabbits, squirrels, voles, moles, Wiesel's, hares mate, Spike (long tailed personnel), Toad and the field mice cowered behind them. Owl, Whistler and Speedy watched from the air.
"Who is your leader" said the red fox not sounding too demanding.
"That would be me" Plucky said as he stepped forward.
"I am Plucky and you are" Plucky said confidently.
"I am Stallion the leader of my kind" he said in a rather dull voice as if he had gone through the same routine many times before.
"We wish to take our land back" said Stallion expecting no complications.
"No" said Plucky in a firm voice.
"The great white stag gave us this land there for it is rightfully ours" said Fox.
"The Great White Stag is no longer with us" Stallion said with little expression.
"He has been beat" added the albino fox.
All of the animals listened and looked in horror.
"Then it is settled, this is our land now" said Stallion who was rather eager to move on.
"I don't think so" growled Ranger.
The albino fox, blue fox and the black fox moved into an offensive position as if they were ready to take the lives of anyone who stands in the way of their progress.
"Look, we have a few more territories to take care of so you have until then to think about what you are doing" said Stallion.
Oh and believe when your time comes we will have the support of all White Deer Park" Stallion added as they walked off.
"Oh, what are we to do" cried the squirrels and field mice.
"Well what can we do about it" Said Fox negatively.
"Don't worry everyone I have a cunning plan" Plucky replied with confidence.
This made everyone feel a lot better they still had faith in Plucky and the other Fox's.
"Rather oddly collared bunch don't you think" Wiesel added.
Plucky's plan was to cheaply bribe the fox pack just north of Farthing Land and in return they will have control over an adequate army to defend their homes with. Plucky called for Charmer, Whisper, Ranger, and Friendly to accompany him on his small journey north.